We are happy to announce that Mrs. Daphne Graves was honored today as the RIROE Employee of the Month for the JH & HS. Mrs. Graves is a tremendous asset to Rockridge JH & HS. She has worked very hard to assist the transition of a new HS Principal this year and last year helped acclimate a new Athletic Director in the position she had held for three years. Daphne strives to build relationships with students as she addresses behavior issues and has implemented restorative practices in the JH & HS. She is personable and professional with staff and parents and demonstrates outstanding communication skills.
JH Special Ed Teacher Kim Dinnon added the following in her nomination email: "Daphne has been a great support in dealing with challenging student behaviors in and out of the classroom setting. She handles these situations respectfully and professionally. On a personal level, she is always willing to offer assistance and advice when students are demonstrating challenging behaviors in my classroom."
Mrs. Graves is pictured with Regional Superintendent Mrs. Tammy Muerhoff. Congratulations!
JH Special Ed Teacher Kim Dinnon added the following in her nomination email: "Daphne has been a great support in dealing with challenging student behaviors in and out of the classroom setting. She handles these situations respectfully and professionally. On a personal level, she is always willing to offer assistance and advice when students are demonstrating challenging behaviors in my classroom."
Mrs. Graves is pictured with Regional Superintendent Mrs. Tammy Muerhoff. Congratulations!
Future Financial Leaders in Action!
Finance Park gave 7th graders a powerful, real-life look at the financial decisions that shape their future. It was truly inspiring to watch them realize the potential and complexity of their financial lives!
Thank you to the parent volunteers and the JA staff for making this such a meaningful and impactful day for our students!
Future Financial Leaders in Action! 🚀
We are incredibly proud of our 7th graders who spent yesterday immersed in the real world at JA Finance Park!
The students navigated a fully simulated financial life—they tackled budgeting, managed debt, shopped for housing and transportation, and balanced a career salary against essential monthly expenses.
All afterschool practices and events are canceled for tonight. 8th Grade Girls Basketball Regionals in Monmouth has been moved to tomorrow. There are no make up dates for HS Girls Basketball against Sherrard or JH Boys Basketball at Kewanee at this time.
Due to the anticipated severe weather and concern for the safety of our students and staff, the Rockridge School District will dimiss early tomorrow, Monday, December 1st, at 1:30 PM. This decision has been made after careful consideration of weather forecasts, which indicate conditions will deteriorate in the afternoon. Also, please be cautious in the morning getting to school, leave early, and give yourself plenty of time for your commute. Thank you for your understanding.
Boys basketball finishes the day 2-0! The defeated Wethersfield 69-43 and then finished the day with a 40-33 victory over Putnam County.
Due to the incoming weather on Friday and Saturday there have been some adjustments to the Boys Basketball tournament in Kewanee.There will be no game on Saturday and each team will play 2 games on Friday.
Varsity Wrestling opened the season with 3 wins tonight in Mendota!
48-24 over Mendota
38-35 over Merco
54-30 over Mon-Rose
Varsity girls basketball falls to ROWVA Williamsfield 51-37.
Tonight's home girls basketball game against ROWVA Williamsfield will be a varsity game only starting at 5:30 pm.
2024-25 Girls' Golf Awards
Conor Flaherty, Tyler Lanz, & Mandy Parchert of the Mississippi Valley Advanced Manufacturing Sector Board visited Rockridge JH during lunch periods today. They met informally with students to discuss careers in Manufacturing and associated industries. The students asked lots of questions about job opportunities, training, education, salaries, & benefits, and learned that there is more to Manufacturing than working on an assembly line! Thank you for sharing this valuable career exploration information with our JH students!
The boys JR High Basketball teams split tonight with Monmouth Roseville. The 7th grade won 34-28 and 8th grade lost a close one 30-28.
The Rockets Varsity boys basketball team opened their season with an 85-49 win over Stark County. Lukas McKay scored a game high 37 points and Wade Richhart added 29. McKay also set the single game record for three pointers with 11 tonight!
Good luck to our Varsity Boys Basketball team who open their season tonight at the Wally Keller Thanksgiving Tournament at Kewanee Wethersfield. The Rockets will take on Stark County tonight at 5 pm.
Tomorrow's girls Basketball Home Opener against ROWVA-Willamsfield will be a varsity game followed by an abbreviated JV game. Varsity tip off will be at 5:30 pm.
The Rockets Girls Basketball team finished tournament play with a 2-2 record today in ROWVA. The Rockets knocked off BPC 50-28. Amaya Ernat scored 22 points today and was selected to the All Tournament Team.
Fist Bump Friday with our friends from AES! These students demonstrated responsibility around the school and were chosen to join us. The Junior High and High school students were all smiles as they were greeted by these little Rockets. 👊🏻🚀.
